Gender Disparity in UK Jazz
A Discussion
by Sammy Stein
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Pub Date 26 Oct 2020 | Archive Date 12 Dec 2020
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Description
The new book from Sammy Stein with Debbie Burke gets inside the UK jazz scene, looks at gender disparity issues and discusses the reality, the potential for change and the ways ahead.
Following Sammy’s books for 8th House (“Women in Jazz” and “In Their Own Words”) this book is a transatlantic project, connecting two writers from the UK and the US in their first joint publication.
Advance Praise
"I think a book like this is different and it has been a journey and learning curve for me as well as readers."
PhaseMag
Being quite familiar with Sammy Stein’s work, across numerous publications, I had high hopes for her latest book, Women In Jazz. I was not disappointed.
There are countless books out there on the wider subject of Jazz music and, in my own experience, they are often not the easiest of reads, leaving me with the impression that authors are more interested in showcasing their own extensive, technical knowledge of the music, than engaging the reader in the story they are trying to tell.
In this instance, the reader is left in no doubt of Sammy’s knowledge and authority on the subject, yet she manages to tackle a challenging topic in a direct, passionate and sincere, yet easily digestible way.
The sheer volume and status of the people who have given up their time to help Sammy, both women and men, is testament to the respect Sammy has earned across the industry and the trust people have in her to relay their stories faithfully.
It would be very easy to have made a book such as this a very uncomfortable read for a man. However, Sammy expertly manages to highlight the very real matters at hand, whilst making it an inclusive issue in which we all need to work together for things to improve.
If there is any doubt as to how far we still have to go in the struggle for equality in jazz, you only need to read the quote from Trish Clowes, “I count myself very fortunate that I have never been physically intimidated or assaulted by anyone”.
A community in which women feel “fortunate” not to be assaulted by men is a community with which none of us should be content.
I would recommend this book to anybody, but especially those working in the music industry. I believe jazz history will view this book as a very important point in the journey towards a better place.
- Darren Harper, Jazz Matters
Featured Reviews
Media/Journalist 749949
Completely absorbing, stuffed with ideas, facts, suggestions and jazz knowledge. I really liked how the facts are presented in such an authoritative and engaging narrative but you are never told what to think. Some of the information was really surprising and it was cool to have lots of different researchers, teachers, music people giving their thoughts and I liked the LGBT parts -no one thinks of those usually. Such a lot of good things about the book. Usually, books which sound like they are a study put me off but this - a discussion is just right for the title as it is the facts, people's ideas, and it is just for you to decide. I am going to read some of the studies used as well.
